but: Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 21:25-26, Proverbs 22:13, Proverbs 24:30-34, Proverbs 26:13-16
slothful: or, deceitful
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Proverbs 12:24
Proverbs 12:24
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